Regulation Text
No program manager may use any person to perform, and no person may perform, any assigned duties and responsibilities for the handling or carriage of hazardous materials (as defined in 49 CFR 171.8), unless that person has received training in the recognition of hazardous materials.
The short answer
14 CFR § 91.1085 prohibits a fractional program manager from using any person, and prohibits any person from performing, assigned duties for handling or carriage of hazardous materials (as defined in 49 CFR 171.8) unless that person has received training in the recognition of hazardous materials.
Research Notes
Common Questions
Who needs hazardous materials recognition training under Subpart K?
Any person performing assigned duties and responsibilities for the handling or carriage of hazardous materials must have received recognition training; without it, neither the program manager may use them nor may they perform those duties.
"No program manager may use any person to perform, and no person may perform, any assigned duties and responsibilities for the handling or carriage of hazardous materials (as defined in 49 CFR 171.8), unless that person has received training in the recognition of hazardous materials." — 14 CFR § 91.1085
How are hazardous materials defined for this rule?
The rule uses the definition of hazardous materials found in 49 CFR 171.8.
"...the handling or carriage of hazardous materials (as defined in 49 CFR 171.8)..." — 14 CFR § 91.1085
What kind of training does this section require?
It specifically requires training in the recognition of hazardous materials before a person performs the handling or carriage duties.
"...unless that person has received training in the recognition of hazardous materials." — 14 CFR § 91.1085
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